1876-1900

  • Civil Rights Act

    It was enacted by the 43rd United States Congress and signed into law by Ulysses S. Grant. It aimed to to protect all citizens in their civil and legal rights.
  • Invention of the Telephone

    Alexander Graham Bell invented telephone
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    Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia

    Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia was the first official World's Fair in the United States to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia.
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    Battle of the Little Bighorn

    Also called Custer's Last Stand. Victory was for Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Arapaho.
  • Colorado becomes a state

    Colorado is the 38th state in U.S.
  • The Compromise of 1877

    It resulted in the United States federal government pulling the last troops out of the South, and formally ended the Reconstruction Era.
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    Nez Percé Indian War

    Nez Percé Indian War was part of the American Indian Wars.
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    Rutherford B. Hayes became President

    Rutherford B. Hayes was the 19th United States president, took office after winning the closely contested 1876 presidential election
  • Inventions of light bulb

    Thomas Edison invented light bulb
  • James A. Garfield became President

    James A. Garfield was a brigadier general during the Civil War, and he won the Presidential election of 1880.
  • James A. Garfield assassinated

    On July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot and died on September 19, 1881.
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    Chester A. Arthur became a President

    Born in Fairfield, Vermont, Arthur was raised in upstate New York. He studied law there. He was a quartermaster general of the New York Militia during the American Civil War.
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    Grover Cleveland became a President

    Grover Cleveland was a politician and lawyer. He signed an act and created the Interstate Commerce Commission.
  • Found of Interstate Commerce Commission

    Its original purpose was to regulate railroads to ensure fair rates, to eliminate rate discrimination, and to regulate other aspects of common carriers, including interstate bus lines and telephone companies.
  • The Dawes Act of 1887

    It was enacted by the 49th United States Congress. It authorized the President of the United States to survey Native American tribal land and divide it into allotments for individual Native Americans.
  • Found of National Geographic Society

    It was one of the largest non-profit scientific and educational organizations in the world. Its goal was to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge.
  • Wyoming became a state

    Wyoming has an admission to Union
  • Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris of 1898 was signed by Spain and the United States. It ended the Spanish–American War. It was effective since April 11, 1899. It helped the United States became a world power.
  • Gold Standard Act

    It was signed by President William McKinley to define and fix the standard of value, to maintain the parity of all forms of money issued or coined by the United States, to refund the public debt, and for other purposes.